FAI World Championship class F1 Challenge 1997
Held at Sazena, Czech Republic from August 18 to 24
Order determined by total score in all three events.
| Place | Country | Total time | F1A time | F1B time | F1C time |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Czech Republic | 11700 | 3870 | 3870 | 3960 |
| 2 | Ukraine | 11659 | 3870 | 3870 | 3919 |
| 3 | USA | 11615 | 3870 | 3794 | 3951 |
| 4 | Poland | 11555 | 3802 | 3812 | 3941 |
| 5 | China | 11527 | 3808 | 3870 | 3849 |
| 6 | Russia | 11459 | 3819 | 3733 | 3907 |
| 7 | Italy | 11452 | 3721 | 3771 | 3960 |
| 8 | Bosnia-Herzegovina | 11440 | 3756 | 3736 | 3948 |
| 9 | Germany | 11412 | 3842 | 3624 | 3946 |
| 10 | France | 11412 | 3847 | 3709 | 3856 |
| 11 | Hungary | 11274 | 3600 | 3798 | 3876 |
| 12 | Japan | 11210 | 3629 | 3800 | 3781 |
| 13 | Great Britain | 11188 | 3679 | 3770 | 3739 |
| 14 | Australia | 11182 | 3787 | 3603 | 3792 |
| 15 | Sweden | 11171 | 3654 | 3851 | 3666 |
| 16 | Austria | 11163 | 3652 | 3794 | 3717 |
| 17 | Lithuania | 10721 | 3748 | 3451 | 3522 |
| 18 | Switzerland | 10055 | 3717 | 3724 | 2614 |
| 19 | Argentina | 9922 | 3490 | 3786 | 2646 |
| 20 | Yugoslavia | 9579 | 3720 | 3553 | 2306 |
| 21 | Slovakia | 8769 | 3870 | 3603 | 1296 |
| 22 | Finland | 8765 | 3765 | 3680 | 1320 |
| 23 | Israel | 7670 | 3830 | 3840 | 0 |
| 24 | Netherlands | 7622 | 3870 | 3752 | 0 |
| 25 | Denmark | 7566 | 3666 | 2580 | 1320 |
| 26 | Canada | 7563 | 3791 | 3772 | 0 |
| 27 | Romania | 7434 | 3785 | 3649 | 0 |
| 28 | Slovenia | 7249 | 3755 | 3494 | 0 |
| 29 | Norway | 7226 | 3396 | 3830 | 0 |
| 30 | Croatia | 6994 | 3706 | 3288 | 0 |
| 31 | Latvia | 6557 | 1983 | 3863 | 711 |
| 32 | Estonia | 5846 | 1142 | 1273 | 3431 |
| 33 | Spain | 5083 | 3194 | 1889 | 0 |
| 34 | Chile | 4996 | 3762 | 1234 | 0 |
| 35 | Belgium | 3858 | 3858 | 0 | 0 |
| 36 | Kazakhstan | 3511 | 3511 | 0 | 0 |
| 37 | New Zealand | 924 | 924 | 0 | 0 |